Kadhalan (soundtrack)

Kadhalan (transl. Loverboy; pronounced [kaːdalan]) is the soundtrack to the 1994 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Shankar. The soundtrack, features 9 songs composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, Vaali, Shankar and Thirikudarasappa Kavirayar. The Choreographers were Sundaram - Mugur Sundar and Raju Sundaram.[2][3]

Kadhalan
CD Front
Soundtrack album by A.R.Rahman
Released	1994
Recorded	1994
Studio	Panchathan Record Inn Chennai, India
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	34:50
Label	Pyramid Lahari Music Sa Re Ga Ma Ayngaran Music
Producer	A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
May Madham (1994) Kadhalan (1994) Pavithra (1994)
Singles from Kadhalan
"Urvasi Urvasi" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Planet Bollywood	[1]

Reception

This soundtrack earned A. R. Rahman national acclaim. New styles were experimented with, as in the song "Pettai Rap", a Madras bashai song which was written in a rap-like style, interspersing Tamil with English words. Owing to the success and immense national popularity of the song "Mukkabla", the soundtrack was subsequently dubbed in Hindi as Humse Hai Muqabala and in Telugu as Premikudu.[4][5] Lyrics for this versions were written by P. K. Mishra and Rajashri respectively. The Hindi version of the soundtrack, Humse Hai Muqabala, sold 2.5 million units in India.[6]

The soundtrack earned Rahman his consecutive third Filmfare Best Music Director Award. P. Unnikrishnan got the break as a playback singer through this film. His rendition of the romantic song Ennavale Adi Ennavale won him the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer.

Track listing

Original version (Kadhalan)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ennavale Adi Ennavale"	Vairamuthu	P. Unnikrishnan	5:11
2.	"Mukkabla"	Vaali	Mano, Swarnalatha	5:23
3.	"Erani Kuradhani"	Vairamuthu	S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki	5:05
4.	"Kadhalikum Pennin""	Vairamuthu	S. P. Balasubramanyam, Udit Narayan, Pallavi	4:48
5.	"Urvasi Urvasi"	Vairamuthu	A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed	5:39
6.	"Pettai Rap"	Shankar	Suresh Peters, Theni Kunjarammal, Shahul Hameed, Master Praveen Kumar	4:23
7.	"Kollayile Thennai"	Vairamuthu	P. Jayachandran	1:45
8.	"Kaatru Kuthirayile"	Vairamuthu	Sujatha Mohan	1:31
9.	"Indiraiyo Ival Sundariyo"	Thirikudarasappa Kavirayar	Sunandha, Kalyani Menon, Minmini	1:02

Hindi version (Humse Hai Muqabala)

Humse Hai Muqabala audio CD cover

All lyrics are written by P. K. Mishra.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Muqaala Muqabla'"	Mano, Swarnalatha	5:23
2.	"Sun Ri Sakhi"	Hariharan	5:11
3.	"Sagar Se Milne"	Sunandha, Minmini	1:02
4.	"Patti Rap"	Suresh Peters, Noel James, Shankar Mahadevan	4:23
5.	"Gopala Gopala"	S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki	5:05
6.	"Premika Ne Pyar Se"	S. P. Balasubramanyam, Udit Narayan, Pallavi	4:48
7.	"Maine Bheja Hai Sandesh"	Sujatha Mohan	1:31
8.	"Urvashi Urvashi"	A. R. Rahman, Shankar Mahadevan, Noel James	5:39
9.	"Phoolon Jaisi Pyari"	S. P. Balasubramanyam	1:45

Telugu version (Premikudu)

Premikudu audio CD cover

All lyrics are written by Rajashri.

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Urvasi"	A. R. Rahman, Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed	5:39
2.	"Peta Rap"	Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed	4:23
3.	"Errani Kurrathani"	S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki	5:05
4.	"Andhamaina Premarani"	S. P. Balasubramanyam, Udit Narayan, Pallavi	4:48
5.	"Oh Cheliya"	P. Unnikrishnan	5:11
6.	"Mukkala Mukabula"	Mano, Swarnalatha	5:23
7.	"Gaali Taragalapai"	Sujatha Mohan	1:31
8.	"Alala Vale Vaana Varada Vale"	Sunandha, Kalyani Menon, Minmini	1:02

Popular culture

In 2014, the song "Urvasi" inspired the song "It's My Birthday" by American rapper will.i.am.[7]In 2016, the song was featured in the film Lion.It was later recreated by Yo Yo Honey Singh. In 2019, the song "Mukkabla" was subsequently remade by Tanishk Bagchi in Hindi for the film Street Dancer 3D.

References

1. "Music Review: Humse Hain Muqabla". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
2. "Kadhalan Songs - Kadhalan Tamil Movie Songs - Tamil Songs Lyrics Trailer Videos, Preview Stills Reviews". Raaga.com. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
3. "Kadhalan by A. R. Rahman". A.R.Rahman Official Website. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009.
4. "Humse Hai Muqabala by A. R. Rahman". A.R.Rahman Official Website. Archived from the original on 7 January 2011.
5. "Premikudu by A. R. Rahman". A.R.Rahman Official Website. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011.
6. "Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. 2 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
7. "A R Rahman collaborates with will.i.am on Urvashi song remake". The Times of India. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

External links

• Listen to Kadhalan songs online